Alitalia to launch FCO-IAD
Oct 9, 2018, 12:15 pm
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Alitalia to launch FCO-IAD
Announced today by Mr Gubitosi, one of the 3 commissioner who runs the Italian carrier.
Rome-Washington flights will be available as of spring 2019.
No further details so far, I would expect something more about it in the upcoming days.
Source (Italian)
https://www.agenzianova.com/a/0/2123...oma-washington
Rome-Washington flights will be available as of spring 2019.
No further details so far, I would expect something more about it in the upcoming days.
Source (Italian)
https://www.agenzianova.com/a/0/2123...oma-washington
Nov 6, 2018, 7:42 am
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Nov 6, 2018, 8:20 am
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Also, Alitalia is still part of the North Atlantic Joint Venture together with Delta/Air France/KLM, meaning that any launch would have to be discussed/made together with/through the partners. That aside, [Armchair CEO] I am not entirely convinced about its long-term sustainability/profitability (leaving Alitalia's financial woes on one side for a second) – United operates the very same route on a summer-only basis, which says a lot about the yields (and IAD is a UA's hub hence, given their large network, surely they wouldn't have had any issues with operating an annual service) [/Armchair CEO]
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No, IAD lounge?